Netherlands Sports & Outdoors Tips by Pavlik_NL

Watersport 3: Waterskiing

Not to skip swimming as the number one sport with water, I hop on over to waterskiing now. This is possible on many places, but especially popular on the lakes around the Flevopolders and along the North-Holland IJsselmeercoast ... as well as on the many lakes in Friesland and it's coast.

Theme: Boating/Sailing

Watersport 2: Sailing

Well, where ther's water and there's wind, there can be sailing. One on three Dutch families have a boat. One on five have a sailingboat varieting from a small 'til seagoing yaughts. Sailing is done by old and young and can be learned also in one of the few hundred sailingschools in The Netherlands. Especially Friesland's lakes and coastal places offer great possibilities to learn this watersport. And then have a holiday of a few weeks, seeing the little North-West European country the best way possible: from the water, while sailing a boat.

Theme: Boating/Sailing

Watersport 1: WIND-surfing

In a country that is so rich with water, watersports cannot be left aside. Canals, rivers and many lakes offer great opportunities for everything in connection with water. Windsurfing might be called a national sport as The netherlands are also quite (in)famous for it's steady winds (what would the windmills be without it). Along the North Sea coast, but especially on lakes like the ones around the New Lands of the Flevopolders, there are ideal locations to experience this great watersport. Many places along these lakes offer renting surfboards and sails.

Equipment: Bring your own surfboard and sail, or rent one locally.

Theme: Surfing